Hacker News: tzsentosahttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tzsentosaHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 02 May 2026 00:46:22 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by tzsentosa in "I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA"]]>Thank you!

]]>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:22:18 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47976580tzsentosahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47976580https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47976580<![CDATA[New comment by tzsentosa in "I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA"]]>I'm currently on an F-1 STEM OPT got the H1B Lottery. I need to travel in August. If my H1B is approved before my travel date in August, would I be able to keep my 'Change of Status' status if I come back using my F-1 visa? I do not want to trigger the $100k H1B fee if it switches to Consular Processing. Is it risky? Should I stay in the U.S from approval until October 1st?

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